Cool Name of the Week: Kurt

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's death was rehashed this week, as new photos emerged of the scene where he met his end–and some speculated that the new images meant that the Seattle Police Department was looking into his death again. (There are many who believe his death back in April 1993 wasn't a suicide.)

While the rumors didn't prove true—Seattle PD is saying that the case hasn't been reopened—it did get me thinking about this soon-to-be Rock Hall of Fame inductee. And I think his name deserves another look.

Kurt comes from the German word for courteous and kind—both ideas that you'd want associated with your son, am I right? And there are other pretty awesome namesakes, if you're interested, including celebrated author of Kurt Vonnegut (of Slaughterhouse Five fame), and the character Kurt Hummel from Glee.

Kurt was in the top 1000 names for more than a century, from 1894 to 2005, when it fell off the charts. It was at its peak in the 1960s, when it was consistently in the top 150 names. But maybe it's time for it to make its comeback?